Anyone with even a passing knowledge of punk rock will have some inkling of how fucking awesome this is. For many years (and this is pre-myspace) the Epitaph logo was a badge of quality that meant I would buy the record, regardless of what it was. In so doing I got into almost all my favourite punk bands. They're still one of the best labels in the world, and they're independent to boot. It's also really important to me that they've accommodated me staying with Xtra Mile in the UK - those guys are my family, and there's no way I was going to jump ship.

Eh, worried more than conflicted. I just hope he gets the same support and promotion that those awesome hair bands get. I think a label with a more complementary roster (like Side One) might have been a better choice but I'm stoked he'll be doing more stuff in America.
-Dante

I'm on their e-mail list and I always hear about the big damn band. Also, Frank currently spends most of his time in the US split between touring with Fake Problems and Gaslight Anthem also on Side One.
-Dante

I'm not on their email list. I go to news sites for info and rarely hear about most of their acts. And he's done a couple of tours with those acts, not really convincing reason to sign with the label. He makes far more sense with WEW, the Weakerthans than those 2.

I get it mixed up. Usually if it sounds like actual music I assume it's shunted off to Anti- instead of being on Epitaph proper. I was SHOCKED to find out the Weakerthans were on Epitaph instead of Anti-.

I have a feeling they beat out Side One Dummy for the deal. At his show Steve Soto was talking about how Joe Sib was really stoked on Frank and pushing his music. Still, I'm really excited. Hopefully he'll be doing more stuff stateside now.
-Dante

Only once it goes the way of skate punk. Then Brett will declare whatever shitty wave of punk comes next is TEH FUTORZ!!!!1 and will swarm his label with whatever unlistenable hacks bubble to the surface like a dead worker in a factory farm shit swamp.

Frank was a genuinely nice guy when I met him at SxSW. my friends and I were drinking in the back of some really small club he was playing late Thursday night, and he was hanging out and was just a nice guy. wish him nothing but the best.

wow, i didn't know he still plays million dead songs live! i hope he starts doing "to whom it may concern" - imagine a venue full of people screaming "I'M ONLY WORKING HERE COS I NEED THE FUCKING MONEY!!!" epic song.

What the FUCK, man? Frank Turner is amazing and talented, so why the fuck was Epitaph interested? He doesn't sing about killing his girlfriend and he doesn't have enough hair to flat-iron and he actually sings instead of shrieking and there aren't any glitchy keyboards.

This is kind of mind blowing, especially when you consider who else Mr. Narcotics Anonymous has been thinking about signing...

"For many years (and this is pre-myspace) the Epitaph logo was a badge of quality" ...i agree, back in the day i believed this, and it influenced by buying of music...but not anymore. also, good news for epitaph signing a great dude.